church music

Formal musical training is a distant dream for the marginalised youth in South Africa. They grow up in disadvantaged communities without hope and opportunity. From the gang-infested streets of the Cape Flats to the distant, rural farmlands of Limpopo, millions of South Africans hold little chance of escaping the clutches of poverty let alone forging a career in music. But a beam of light shines in the darkness. It’s a glimmer of hope, and it’s coming from the community churches that are situated in the hearts of these forgotten areas. It is not God. It is something entirely different. Continue reading →